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yawns 1 of 2

noun

plural of yawn
as in bores
someone or something boring as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn

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yawns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of yawn
as in snorts

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Recent Examples of yawns
Noun
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026 Chris and Jason are fun to look at, but their personalities give me an intense case of the yawns. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawns
  1. bores
  2. snores
  3. drips
  4. sniffs
  5. gasps
  6. whiffs
  7. snuffs
  8. wheezes
Noun
  • Caldecott Tunnel was first opened in 1937 with two bores containing two lanes each going opposite directions.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
    — MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of bores
Verb
  • Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of snores
Noun
  • Along with biotech firms researching cell aging and regeneration, the burgeoning business of longevity also includes the surge in demand for peptides, testosterone and supplements, along with IV drips, red-light therapies and biomarker trackers.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • When spills, drips, and other stains happen, remove any excess or solid debris and dampen the site with water.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of drips
Verb
  • But Jones sniffs out the option run on fourth down and tackle Jake Shockley in the backfield.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of sniffs
Verb
  • As the curtains pull back, she is revealed standing over the corpse with a bloodied trophy in her hands as the audience gasps.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • At this, the paddock gasps in unison.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Definition of gasps
Verb
  • Consider that a positive sign for a club that struggled last season with strikeouts and whiffs at its lowest points.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Some mention of bonus bets that whiffs of free money.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of whiffs
Verb
  • Then is too stoic to open up, but then the appearance of the book magically snuffs out that flicker of tension.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2025
Definition of snuffs
Verb
  • The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.
    — Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of wheezes

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“Yawns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawns. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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